—🇷🇸 FACT: On 6 April 1941, Nazi Germany launched a devastating air assault on Belgrade on Orthodox Easter, killing thousands and destroying much of the city’s center during the opening phase of the invasion of Yugoslavia.

➡️ Among the targets was the National Library of Serbia, which burned to the ground with its entire collection, erasing a large part of Serbia’s written cultural heritage.

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—❗️🇷🇸 URGENT: Serbian security forces say they have discovered explosives of “devastating power” near the Balkan Stream/TurkStream gas pipeline in northern Serbia, a key route carrying Russian gas to Serbia and onward to Hungary.

➡️ Two backpacks containing explosive packages with detonators were reportedly located a few hundred meters from the pipeline near Kanjiža, prompting heightened security measures and a joint investigation with Hungarian authorities after PM Viktor Orbán was informed.

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—❗️🇷🇸/🇺🇦/🇭🇺 UPDATE: Serbia’s military intelligence chief says Ukraine was not involved in an alleged explosives plot near a key gas pipeline to Hungary, contradicting earlier suggestions from Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán.

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—🇪🇺 NEW: European tech firms including IONOS, Nextcloud, Eurostack, XWiki, OpenProject, Soverin, Abilian and BTactic have launched Euro-Office, a fully open-source, Microsoft-compatible office suite positioned as Europe’s “sovereign” alternative for documents, spreadsheets and presentations, with a first stable release planned for summer 2026.

➡️ The initiative targets public administrations, education and enterprises seeking to keep governance and data under European jurisdiction and reduce dependence on US cloud providers.

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—❗️🛢🇧🇬 NEW: Fuel prices in Bulgaria have risen by 37% since the war between the US and Iran.

ℹ️ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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—🇧🇬 UPDATE: The agreement became a big scandal in Bulgaria.

➡️ Apparently, the caretaker government took the initiative to sign this agreement without the knowledge of the Presidency or the Council of Ministers.

➡️ The current president, Iliana Iotova, has denounced the PM, stating that the caretaker government does not possess such powers or liberty without an active and elected parliament.

ℹ️ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇷🇸 NEW: A US delegation led by Donald Trump Jr. arrived at the Banski Dvor Cultural Center in Banja Luka, seat of the Republika Srpska authorities, for a panel discussion with entity President Milorad Dodik and other officials.

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—🇪🇸/🇹🇷/🇮🇹 NATO’s Mediterranean Triad is officially rising:

1. Spain helps Turkey build a carrier;
2. Turkey fills it with homegrown drones;
3. Italy partners with Turkey in aerospace;
4. Italy buys those drones for its own carrier;

NATO’s southern flank is rewriting the playbook!

🔗 Soner Cagaptay

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—🇮🇱/🇷🇸 NEW: Israel and Serbia are tightening defense ties as Belgrade prepares to manufacture drones in cooperation with Israeli arms giant Elbit Systems.

➡️ This comes together with expanded Serbian arms exports that include major orders for Elbit-produced artillery, missiles and advanced UAVs, according to Israel’s Haaretz daily.

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—🇧🇬 NEW: With each election cycle, the Ministry of Interior conducts police operations targeting vote-buying practices.

➡️ Following the launch of the campaign for the April elections, more than 50 individuals have already been detained in connection with vote-buying schemes representing a 300–400% increase compared to the 2024 elections.

➡️ Notably, these are the first elections in which the party led by Delyan Peevski is participating independently, after splitting from Ahmed Dogan.

➡️ Observers suggest that this development may be a contributing factor to the reported rise in vote-buying activities.

ℹ️ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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